Navy’s Path To Distributed Maritime Operations Unclear: Govini

Analysts from Govini say the Navy’s current investments leaves open the question whether the service can fulfill its vision for Distributed Maritime Operations in the next decade.

DARPA Hopes A Plane-Boat Hybrid Can Solve The Pentagon’s Sealift Challenge

A new DARPA solicitation is seeking information about a vehicle class capable of filling the sealift and airlift gaps within the Pentagon’s requirements.

Navy Poised To Issue RFP For Afloat Network Overhaul

The competition will bring in multiple companies to compete for work to maintain the Navy’s afloat network for the next 10 years.

HII Is Making Its Play For Unmanned Systems

Huntington Ingalls Industries, like others in the defense base, is making a play for the unmanned systems market. Its moves these past two years have been aggressive.

The Navy Wants A Fleet Of Unmanned Ships. Can Industry Take The Strain?

Shipbuilding executives say they can take the strain of maintenance for a fleet of unmanned vessels, but industry and the Navy have historically struggled with the warships they are currently managing.

Northrop Exploring How SEWIP Can Feed Into Project Overmatch

“We were able to … create new software and put new communication waveforms through the system and demonstrate a class a wave forms it could be critical to the Navy as they look at Project Overmatch,” said Mike Meaney, a Northrop Grumman official.